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Railroad Tycoon II Platinum

Railroad management strategy spanning real-world maps and two centuries

PopTop · Published by 2K · Released May 4, 2007

Strategy

Reviews
Very Positive
90% of 1,395
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Playing now
67
peak 24h 80
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Last update
Unknown
no patch notes found

Metacritic: 89/100 (critic reviews)

What is Railroad Tycoon II Platinum?

A single-player railroad management strategy game set on real-world maps from New York to South Africa between 1804 and 2000. You build rail infrastructure, run trains, and manage a growing railroad business. This edition includes the base game and The Second Century expansion.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy building rail networks and managing their finances
  • +you like challenging scenarios and detailed micromanagement
  • +you prefer historical settings and single-player strategy

Not for you if...

  • you dislike economy management and railroad micromanagement
  • you want modern visuals and interface design
  • you want to manage transportation beyond railroads

What players say

90% of 1,395 reviews are positive

Players praise the rail building, changing economy, industry management, and range of challenging scenarios. Some find the interface dated, while individual reports mention save-loading crashes and electric track construction not persisting after saves.

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Railroad Tycoon II Platinum

Railroad Tycoon II Platinum system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

Windows 95/98, Pentium 133 (recommended 166), 16 MB Ram, 100 MB disk space, 1024x768 capable video card AND a monitor capable of this resolution.

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Steam features
Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Unsupported

  • Not supported on SteamOS

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Text only: English.

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